# Queensland Cup

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Australian rugby league competition

Hostplus Queensland Cup Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Queensland Cup Formerly Winfield State League Channel Nine Cup Bundy Gold Cup QLD Wizard Cup Intrust Super Cup Sport Rugby league Founded 1996 Owner QRL CEO Bruce Hatcher No. of teams 15 Country Australia Papua New Guinea Most recent champion Burleigh Bears (2025) Sponsor Hostplus Related competitions National Rugby League NRL State Championship Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Website www.qrl.com.au

The **Queensland Cup**, currently known as the **Hostplus Cup** for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional [rugby league football](/source/Rugby_league) competition in [Queensland](/source/Queensland), Australia. It is run by the [Queensland Rugby League (QRL)](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) and is contested by fifteen teams, thirteen of which are based in [Queensland](/source/Queensland), with one based in [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales) and one in [National Capital District](/source/Central_Province_(Papua_New_Guinea)), [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea).

The competition is the present-day embodiment of Queensland's top-level club competition. It replaced the [Winfield State League](/source/Winfield_State_League) in 1996 and accompanied the [Brisbane Rugby League](/source/Brisbane_Rugby_League_premiership), before becoming the premier competition in 1998, following the disbanding of the [Brisbane Rugby League](/source/Brisbane_Rugby_League_premiership).

## History

See also: [Brisbane Rugby League premiership](/source/Brisbane_Rugby_League_premiership) and [Winfield State League](/source/Winfield_State_League)

### Origin and establishment

Since its inaugural season in 1922, the [Brisbane Rugby League](/source/Brisbane_Rugby_League_premiership) was the premier competition in the state of [Queensland](/source/Queensland). Like its counterpart, the [Sydney Rugby Football League](/source/New_South_Wales_Rugby_League), the Brisbane Rugby League was thriving, boasting big crowds and large, loyal supporter bases with their respective clubs. The clubs were constant, with new teams rarely entering the competition. However, in 1956, when [poker machines ("pokies")](/source/Slot_machine) were introduced in New South Wales but not in Queensland, Sydney's clubs were able to recruit the best players from Brisbane, [Rugby Union](/source/Rugby_union) and [overseas](/source/Expatriate). Within the space of several years, the Sydney Rugby League had come to dominate the code within Australia.

In the 1980s, the NSWRFL began to further expand and supersede the Brisbane competition in popularity and media coverage. In 1982, the first clubs based outside of Sydney, the [Canberra Raiders](/source/Canberra_Raiders) and [Illawarra Steelers](/source/Illawarra_Steelers), were admitted. In 1988, two Queensland-based sides, the [Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos) and [Gold Coast Giants](/source/Gold_Coast_Chargers), along with the [Newcastle Knights](/source/Newcastle_Knights), another team from regional New South Wales, were formed and gained entry into the competition. The Broncos would sign Brisbane Rugby League stars like [Wally Lewis](/source/Wally_Lewis), [Gene Miles](/source/Gene_Miles) and [Allan Langer](/source/Allan_Langer). In the space of one season, media coverage and match attendance for the Brisbane Rugby League dropped significantly.

### 1996–1997: The beginning

In 1996, the Queensland Cup was formed, replacing the [Winfield State League](/source/Winfield_State_League), as new federal government laws banned cigarette companies from sponsoring sport. Originally branded the Channel Nine Cup, the 15 round regular season competition featured sixteen teams, fifteen from Queensland and one from [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea). The [Toowoomba Clydesdales](/source/Western_Clydesdales) were crowned the inaugural premiers, defeating the [Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins) in the Grand Final. In 1997, three teams withdrew from the competition and the [Burleigh Bears](/source/Burleigh_Bears) joined, becoming the first [Gold Coast](/source/Gold_Coast%2C_Queensland)-based side.

### 1998–2002: Premier competition

In 1998, the competition became the top level of rugby league in the state, following the end of the Brisbane Rugby League. Channel Nine also ended their sponsorship for the 1998 season, with competition going under name, the Queensland Cup. A sixteen-team competition returned in 1998, with the [Bundaberg Grizzlies](/source/Bundaberg_Grizzlies) rejoining and the [Gold Coast Vikings](/source/Gold_Coast_Vikings) being formed.

In 1999, the Grizzlies and Vikings both left the competition, as well as inaugural club [Brisbane Brothers](/source/Past_Brothers) and the [Townsville Stingers](/source/Townsville_Stingers), who played just one season.

In 2000, [Bundaberg Rum](/source/Bundaberg_Rum) began a two-year sponsorship of the competition and it was known as the Bundy Gold Cup. The 2000 season was also the first in which all twelve teams remained from the season prior. It would not last long though, as the [Cairns Cyclones](/source/Cairns_Cyclones) folded after the 2000 season, leaving no [north Queensland](/source/North_Queensland) representation in the competition. In 2002, the [North Queensland Young Guns](/source/North_Queensland_Young_Guns), a [Townsville](/source/Townsville)-based [North Queensland Cowboys](/source/North_Queensland_Cowboys) feeder club, were admitted into the competition. At the end of the 2002 season, the [Logan Scorpions](/source/Logan_Scorpions), an inaugural club, left the competition.

### 2003–2006: Interstate expansion

In 2003, the [Tweed Seagulls](/source/Tweed_Heads_Seagulls) joined the competition, becoming the first [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales)-based side. The club had originally applied for the 2002 season but were unsuccessful. However, following a merger of the [Logan Scorpions](/source/Logan_Scorpions) and [Souths Magpies](/source/Souths_Logan_Magpies) to form the [Souths Logan Magpies](/source/Souths_Logan_Magpies), a spot was opened up and [Tweed](/source/Tweed_Heads%2C_New_South_Wales) were admitted.[1] Another inaugural club would leave the competition in 2004, with the [Wests Panthers](/source/Wests_Panthers) exiting, and [Brothers-Valleys](/source/Brothers-Valleys), a merger of [Past Brothers](/source/Past_Brothers) and the [Fortitude Valley Diehards](/source/Fortitude_Valley_Diehards), joining for a single season.

In 2005, the competition became known as the Queensland Wizard Cup, after Wizard Home Loans became the major sponsor.

### 2007: Loss of the Clydesdales

Main article: [2007 Queensland Cup Season](/source/2007_Queensland_Cup_Season)

Although the [QRL](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) had anticipated that the same teams from 2006 would participate in the 2007 competition, it was announced on 5 December 2006 that inaugural club, the [Toowoomba Clydesdales](/source/Western_Clydesdales), who were the reigning minor premiers, would be withdrawing from the competition for financial reasons. [Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos) chairman Bruno Cullen said that "It didn't make sense to have this club up there running at what was looking like a $250,000 loss for the year."[2] The following day it was announced that the [Aspley Broncos](/source/Aspley_Broncos) would be replacing the Clydesdales, and acting as the [Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos) feeder club.[3] The Aspley Broncos would play just a single season in the competition.

The 2007 season marked the first time a team based outside of Queensland would win the competition, with the [Tweed Seagulls](/source/Tweed_Heads_Seagulls) defeating the [Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins) in the Grand Final.[4]

### 2008–2013: Further expansion

Main article: [2008 Queensland Cup Season](/source/2008_Queensland_Cup_Season)

2008 saw the Queensland Cup once again have teams based in the northern cities of [Cairns](/source/Cairns) and [Mackay](/source/Mackay%2C_Queensland) after absences of seven and twelve years, respectively. These new teams replaced Aspley and North Queensland as part of the rationalisation of rugby league below the NRL level caused by the introduction of the [NRL under 20s competition](/source/NRL_Under-20s).

In 2009, the [Sunshine Coast Falcons](/source/Sunshine_Coast_Falcons) rejoined the competition after thirteen-year absence, after signing a partnership with the [Manly Sea Eagles](/source/Manly_Warringah_Sea_Eagles) to develop rugby league on the Sunshine Coast.[5][6] The side played as the [Sea Eagles](/source/Sunshine_Coast_Falcons) and won the premiership in their first year.

In 2010, Intrust Super was announced as the new major sponsor, with the competition becoming known as the Intrust Super Cup.[7] From 2009 to 2013, the competition featured the same twelve teams for five straight seasons.

### 2014–2021: [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_Hunters) and [Townsville](/source/Townsville_Blackhawks) return

In 2014, the [PNG Hunters](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_Hunters) entered the competition, becoming the first [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea) based side in the competition since the [Port Moresby Vipers](/source/Port_Moresby_Vipers) in 1997. In their inaugural season, the side was based out of the [East New Britain](/source/East_New_Britain_Province) town of [Kokopo](/source/Kokopo). On 10 September 2014, [QRL](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) chairman Peter Betros announced that the Brothers Townsville-led [Townsville Blackhawks](/source/Townsville_Blackhawks) bid had been successful and the side would compete in the 2015 season.

On 5 October 2014, the [Northern Pride](/source/Northern_Pride_RLFC) became the first Queensland Cup side to win the [NRL State Championship](/source/NRL_State_Championship), defeating the heavily favoured [Penrith Panthers](/source/Penrith_Panthers) [New South Wales Cup](/source/NSW_Cup) side in the [inaugural final](/source/2014_NRL_State_Championship).[8]

In 2017, the Hunters won their first Queensland Cup premiership, defeating the [Sunshine Coast Falcons](/source/Sunshine_Coast_Falcons) in the Grand Final and becoming the first team outside of Australia, and the second from outside of Queensland to win the competition.[9]

On 27 March 2020, after round one of the season was completed, the 2020 Intrust Super Cup competition was suspended, and subsequently cancelled for the first time in its history due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), with no premiers being crowned.[10] In September 2020, the [Easts Tigers](/source/Brisbane_Tigers) were renamed as the [Brisbane Tigers](/source/Brisbane_Tigers) for the 2021 season onward. [The Tigers had played under the name of Easts or Eastern Suburbs](/source/Brisbane_Tigers) since the formation of the Queensland Cup in 1996.[11]

### 2022–present: [Hostplus Cup](/source/Hostplus) and [return of the Clydesdales](/source/Western_Clydesdales)

In November 2021, [Hostplus](/source/Hostplus) became the naming rights sponsor of the competition for the 2022 season, replacing Intrust Super after the two companies had merged.[12]

On July 17, the QRL announced that the [Western Clydesdales, previously called the Toowoomba Clydesdales](/source/Western_Clydesdales) would (re)enter the competition for the 2023 season, becoming the competition's fifteenth team.[13]

## Queensland Cup teams

The Queensland Cup consists of 15 teams, 13 from [Queensland](/source/Queensland), and 1 each from [National Capital District](/source/National_Capital_District_(Papua_New_Guinea)) of Papua New Guinea and [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), and operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation and promotion from other leagues. A number of clubs in the Queensland Cup have an affiliation with a team in the Australian national competition, the [National Rugby League](/source/National_Rugby_League).

### Current teams

Queensland Cup Rugby League Club Established Debut* Location Home Venue Titles (Last) NRL Affiliate Brisbane Tigers 1917 1996 Brisbane Langlands Park 1 (2023) Perth Bears Burleigh Bears 1934 1997 Gold Coast Pizzey Park 5 (2025) Brisbane Broncos Central Queensland Capras 1996 1996 Rockhampton Browne Park 0 (None) Dolphins Ipswich Jets 1982 1996 Ipswich North Ipswich Reserve 1 (2015) Gold Coast Titans Mackay Cutters 2007 2008 Mackay Stadium Mackay 1 (2013) North Queensland Cowboys Northern Pride 2007 2008 Cairns Barlow Park 2 (2014) North Queensland Cowboys Norths Devils 1933 1996 Brisbane Bishop Park 4 (2024) Dolphins PNG Hunters 2013 2014 Port Moresby PNG Football Stadium 1 (2017) PNG Chiefs Redcliffe Dolphins 1947 1996 Moreton Bay Kayo Stadium 6 (2018) Dolphins Souths Logan Magpies 1918 2003 Brisbane Davies Park 1 (2008) Brisbane Broncos Sunshine Coast Falcons 1996 2008 Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Stadium 1 (2009) Brisbane Broncos[14] Townsville Blackhawks 2014 2015 Townsville Jack Manski Oval 0 (None) North Queensland Cowboys Tweed Heads Seagulls 1909 2003 Tweed Heads Piggabeen Complex 1 (2007) Gold Coast Titans Western Clydesdales 1919 2023 Toowoomba Clive Berghofer Stadium 0 (None) None Wynnum Manly Seagulls 1951 1996 Brisbane Kougari Oval 2 (2012) Brisbane Broncos * The season the team joined the competition in its current form and consecutive tenure.

### Former teams

As the Queensland Cup initially began as a representative competition that took over the old [Winfield State League](/source/Winfield_State_League) before becoming a proper club competition, many of the following clubs were "representative" sides that either withdrew (in the case of Mackay and Bundaberg) or folded ([Cairns Cyclones](/source/Cairns_Cyclones) and [Port Moresby Vipers](/source/Port_Moresby_Vipers)).

Queensland Cup Rugby League Club Est. First Season Last Season City/Town State Home Venue Titles Recent Aspley Broncos 1967 2007 2007 Brisbane Queensland Bishop Park 0 - Brisbane Brothers 1929 1996 1998 Brisbane Queensland Corbett Park 0 - Brothers-Valleys 2002 2004 2004 Brisbane Queensland O'Callaghan Park 0 - Bundaberg Grizzlies 1996 1996 1998 Bundaberg Queensland Salter Oval 0 - Cairns Cyclones 1996 1996 2000 Cairns Queensland Barlow Park 0 - Gold Coast Vikings 1982 1998 1998 Gold Coast Queensland Carrara Stadium 0 - Logan Scorpions 1987 1996 2002 Logan Queensland Meakin Park 0 - Mackay Sea Eagles 1996 1996 1996 Mackay Queensland Mackay JRL Ground 0 - North Queensland Young Guns 2002 2002 2007 Townsville Queensland Dairy Farmers Stadium 1 2005 Port Moresby Vipers 1986 1996 1997 Port Moresby N. C. District PNG Football Stadium 0 - Townsville Stingers 1998 1998 1998 Townsville Queensland Townsville Sports Reserve 0 - Toowoomba Clydesdales 1996 1996 2006 Toowoomba Queensland Clive Berghofer Stadium 2 2001 Wests Panthers 1915 1996 2003 Brisbane Queensland Purtell Park 0 - * Brisbane Brothers played as the Pine Rivers Brothers from 1996 to 1997. Toowoomba Clydesdales returned to the Queensland Cup as the Western Clydesdales in 2023

## Participating clubs by season

Channel 9 Cup 1996 Bundaberg Grizzlies Cairns Cyclones Central Capras Easts Tigers Ipswich Jets Logan City Scorpions Souths Magpies Mackay Sea Eagles Norths Devils Pine Rivers Brothers Port Moresby Vipers Redcliffe Dolphins Sunshine Coast Falcons Toowoomba Clydesdales Wests Panthers Wynnum Seagulls 1997 Burleigh Bears Queensland Cup 1998 Bundaberg Grizzlies Burleigh Bears Cairns Cyclones Central Capras Easts Tigers Gold Coast Vikings Ipswich Jets Logan Scorpions Souths Magpies Norths Devils Brisbane Brothers Redcliffe Dolphins Toowoomba Clydesdales Townsville Stingers Wests Panthers Wynnum Seagulls 1999 Bundy Gold Cup 2000 Burleigh Bears Cairns Cyclones Central Comets Easts Tigers Ipswich Jets Logan Scorpions Souths Magpies Norths Devils Redcliffe Dolphins Toowoomba Clydesdales Wests Panthers Wynnum Seagulls 2001 Easts Coast Tigers Queensland Cup 2002 Burleigh Bears Central Comets Easts Coast Tigers Ipswich Jets Logan Scorpions Souths Magpies Norths Devils Redcliffe Dolphins Toowoomba Clydesdales North Queensland Young Guns Wests Panthers Wynnum Seagulls 2003 Easts Tigers Souths Logan Magpies Tweed Heads Seagulls 2004 Brothers-Valleys QLD Wizards Cup 2005 Burleigh Bears Central Comets Easts Tigers Ipswich Jets Souths Logan Magpies Norths Devils Redcliffe Dolphins Toowoomba Clydesdales Tweed Heads Seagulls North Queensland Young Guns Wynnum Seagulls 2006 Wynnum -Manly Seagulls 2007 Aspley Broncos 2008 Northern Pride Mackay Cutters 2009 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Intrust Super Cup 2010 Burleigh Bears Northern Pride Central Comets Easts Tigers Ipswich Jets Souths Logan Magpies Mackay Cutters Norths Devils Redcliffe Dolphins Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Tweed Heads Seagulls Wynnum -Manly Seagulls 2011 Central Queensland Capras 2012 Papua New Guinea Hunters Sunshine Coast Falcons 2013 Townsville Blackhawks 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Brisbane Tigers Hostplus Cup 2022 Burleigh Bears Northern Pride Central Queensland Capras Brisbane Tigers Ipswich Jets Souths Logan Magpies Mackay Cutters Norths Devils PNG Hunters Redcliffe Dolphins Sunshine Coast Falcons Tweed Heads Seagulls Townsville Blackhawks Wynnum -Manly Seagulls 2023 Western Clydesdales 2024

## Season structure

An Easts Tigers player tackled by the Redcliffe Dolphins at [Langlands Park](/source/Langlands_Park)

### Pre-season

The Queensland Cup pre-season typically begins in February and ends in early March. Clubs generally use this time to organise trial matches to test playing combinations. Usually, Queensland Cup teams will play each other in trials, while some face [National Rugby League](/source/National_Rugby_League) (NRL) sides. For example, in 2018, the [Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos) played trial matches against the [Central Queensland Capras](/source/Central_Queensland_Capras) and [PNG Hunters](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_Hunters).[15][16]

### Regular season

The Queensland Cup regular season usually begins in early March and runs until late August. A round of regular season games is played every weekend for twenty-four weeks. In most rounds, matches are played on Saturday nights/afternoons and Sunday afternoons. Each team receives one bye during the regular season.

The regular season also features a number of themed rounds, where proceeds from the games go to various charities. In 2018, these rounds included [ANZAC](/source/Australian_and_New_Zealand_Army_Corps) Round, [Indigenous](/source/Indigenous_Australians) Round, Men of League Round, [Women in League](/source/Women_in_League) Round, "Turn to Me" Round and the annual Country Week.[17]

#### Country Week

[Townsville Blackhawks](/source/Townsville_Blackhawks)

[Northern Pride](/source/Northern_Pride_RLFC)

[Mackay Cutters](/source/Mackay_Cutters)

[PNG Hunters](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_Hunters)

[CQ Capras](/source/Central_Queensland_Capras)

[Tweed Seagulls](/source/Tweed_Heads_Seagulls)

Queensland Cup teams based and located outside South East Queensland

The Queensland Cup has the largest regional footprint of any professional sporting code in Queensland, hosting regular season and trial matches over a large geographical footprint.

In Round 20, 2011 the [Souths Logan Magpies](/source/Souths_Logan_Magpies) game against the [Northern Pride](/source/Northern_Pride_RLFC) was relocated from the Magpies home ground in Brisbane to Yusia Ginau Oval, [Bamaga](/source/Bamaga) on [Cape York](/source/Cape_York_(Queensland)).[18] The game attracted 2000 spectators, and was so successful that the following year [QRL](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) in partnership with the Queensland Government introduced the 'Country Week' concept and took matches to regional Queensland, country towns and cities, to engage fans at a grassroots level. This round usually takes place in July.

Locations which have hosted Country Week games include:

- 2012: [Blackwater](/source/Blackwater%2C_Queensland), [Kilcoy](/source/Kilcoy%2C_Queensland), [Moranbah](/source/Moranbah), [Mount Isa](/source/Mount_Isa)

- 2013: [Roma](/source/Roma%2C_Queensland), [Toowoomba](/source/Toowoomba), [Whitsundays](/source/Whitsunday_Islands), [Woodford](/source/Woodford%2C_Queensland), [Yarrabah](/source/Yarrabah%2C_Queensland)

- 2014: [Emerald](/source/Emerald%2C_Queensland), [Longreach](/source/Longreach%2C_Queensland), [Mareeba](/source/Mareeba), [Moranbah](/source/Moranbah), [Kingaroy](/source/Kingaroy), [Kokopo](/source/Kokopo) ([East New Britain Province](/source/East_New_Britain_Province))

- 2015: [Blackall](/source/Blackall%2C_Queensland), [Bundaberg](/source/Bundaberg), [Charters Towers](/source/Charters_Towers), [Dalby](/source/Dalby%2C_Queensland), [Innisfail](/source/Innisfail%2C_Queensland), [Stanthorpe](/source/Stanthorpe%2C_Queensland)

- 2016: [Barcaldine](/source/Barcaldine%2C_Queensland), [Charleville](/source/Charleville%2C_Queensland), [Gympie](/source/Gympie), [Moranbah](/source/Moranbah), [Mount Isa](/source/Mount_Isa), [Ravenshoe](/source/Ravenshoe%2C_Queensland)

- 2017: [Bamaga](/source/Bamaga), [Clermont](/source/Clermont%2C_Queensland), [Julia Creek](/source/Julia_Creek%2C_Queensland), [Mundubbera](/source/Mundubbera), [Winton](/source/Winton%2C_Queensland), [St George](/source/St_George%2C_Queensland)

- 2018: [Bowen](/source/Bowen%2C_Queensland), [Cooktown](/source/Cooktown%2C_Queensland), [Goondiwindi](/source/Goondiwindi), [Hughenden](/source/Hughenden%2C_Queensland), [Lae](/source/Lae) ([M. P.](/source/Morobe_Province)), [Maryborough](/source/Maryborough%2C_Queensland), [Normanton](/source/Normanton%2C_Queensland)

- 2019: [Ilfracombe](/source/Ilfracombe%2C_Queensland), [Ingham](/source/Ingham%2C_Queensland), [Nanango](/source/Nanango), [Pittsworth](/source/Pittsworth%2C_Queensland), [Thursday Island](/source/Thursday_Island)

- 2020: [Country Week was cancelled due to the COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) [pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic)

- 2021: [Atherton](/source/Atherton%2C_Queensland), [Chinchilla](/source/Chinchilla%2C_Queensland), [Dysart](/source/Dysart%2C_Queensland), [Gladstone](/source/Gladstone%2C_Queensland), [Murgon](/source/Murgon), [Quilpie](/source/Quilpie%2C_Queensland), [Richmond](/source/Richmond%2C_Queensland)

- 2022: [Ayr](/source/Ayr%2C_Queensland), [Cunnamulla](/source/Cunnamulla), [Monto](/source/Monto%2C_Queensland), [Roma](/source/Roma%2C_Queensland), [Sarina](/source/Sarina%2C_Queensland), [Springsure](/source/Springsure), [Thursday Island](/source/Thursday_Island)

- 2023: [Biloela](/source/Biloela), [Kilcoy](/source/Kilcoy%2C_Queensland), [Miles](/source/Miles%2C_Queensland), [Proserpine](/source/Proserpine%2C_Queensland), [Stanthorpe](/source/Stanthorpe%2C_Queensland), [Weipa](/source/Weipa), [Wondai](/source/Wondai)

In addition to this round games have also been played in regional locations during regular rounds in:

- [Atherton](/source/Atherton%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia) (Northern Pride v Burleigh Bears, 2016; Northern Pride v Townsville Blackhawks, 2018)

- [Bamaga](/source/Bamaga), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia) (Souths Logan v Northern Pride, 2011)

- [Barcaldine](/source/Barcaldine%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [Bundaberg](/source/Bundaberg), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [Chinchilla](/source/Chinchilla%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [Emerald](/source/Emerald%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [Gladstone](/source/Gladstone%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [Hervey Bay](/source/Hervey_Bay), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [Innisfail](/source/Innisfail%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia) (Northern Pride v Wynnum Manly, 2022)

- [Lae](/source/Lae), [Morobe Province](/source/Morobe_Province), [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea)

- [Mareeba](/source/Mareeba), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [North Stradbroke Island](/source/North_Stradbroke_Island), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [Tully](/source/Tully%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia) (Northern Pride v Sunshine Coast, 2023)

- [Woorabinda](/source/Woorabinda%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

- [Warwick](/source/Warwick%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)

### Finals Series

The eight highest placed teams at the end of the regular season compete in the finals series. The system consists of a number of games between the top eight teams over four weeks in September, until only two teams remain. These two teams then contest the Grand Final, which is usually played in late September. Over the years, the Queensland Cup has used a number of different finals series systems, usually involving five to six[19] and now eight teams. In 2019, the current eight team final series system will be adopted.

#### Grand Final

The Queensland Cup Grand Final, which determines the season's premiers, is one of the state's major sporting events. It is usually contested at [Suncorp Stadium](/source/Lang_Park), having been held there annually since 2014, although other venues have been used, such as [Dolphin Stadium](/source/Dolphin_Stadium_(Brisbane)), [North Ipswich Reserve](/source/North_Ipswich_Reserve) and [Sunshine Coast Stadium](/source/Sunshine_Coast_Stadium).

The Grand Final had traditionally been played on Saturday afternoons, until moving to Sunday afternoons beginning in 2010.

Since 2007, the player judged to be the man-of-the-match is awarded the prestigious [Duncan Hall](/source/Duncan_Hall) Medal.[20]

## Premiership winners

Season Grand Finals Minor Premiers Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Premiers Points 1996 Toowoomba Clydesdales (1st title) 8 – 6 Redcliffe Dolphins Suncorp Stadium Toowoomba Clydesdales 23 1997 Redcliffe Dolphins (1st) 18 – 16 Easts Tigers Wynnum Manly Seagulls 29 1998 Norths Devils (1st) 35 – 16 Wests Panthers Norths Devils 33 1999 Burleigh Bears (1st) 12 – 10 Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins 35 2000 Redcliffe Dolphins (2nd) 14 – 6 Toowoomba Clydesdales Redcliffe Dolphins 38 2001 Toowoomba Clydesdales (2nd) 28 – 26 Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval Toowoomba Clydesdales 41 2002 Redcliffe Dolphins (3rd) 34 – 10 Ipswich Jets Redcliffe Dolphins 36 2003 Redcliffe Dolphins (4th) 31 – 18 Burleigh Bears Burleigh Bears 33 2004 Burleigh Bears (2nd) 22 – 18 Easts Tigers Suncorp Stadium Burleigh Bears 34 2005 North Queensland Young Guns (1st) 36 – 6 Burleigh Bears North Queensland Young Guns 33 2006 Redcliffe Dolphins (5th) 27 – 6 Toowoomba Clydesdales Toowoomba Clydesdales 32 2007 Tweed Seagulls (1st) 28 – 18 Redcliffe Dolphins North Queensland Young Guns 34 2008 Souths Logan Magpies (1st) 24 – 18 Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ipswich Jets 36 2009 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles (1st) 32 – 18 Northern Queensland Pride Stockland Park Souths Logan Magpies 32 2010 Northern Queensland Pride (1st) 30 – 20 Norths Devils Suncorp Stadium Souths Logan Magpies 34 2011 Wynnum Manly Seagulls (1st) 16 – 10 Tweed Seagulls Tweed Seagulls 41 2012 Wynnum Manly Seagulls (2nd) 20 – 10 Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins 34 2013 Mackay Cutters (1st) 27 – 20 Easts Tigers North Ipswich Reserve Northern Queensland Pride 38 2014 Northern Queensland Pride (2nd) 36 – 4 Easts Tigers Suncorp Stadium Northern Queensland Pride 44 2015 Ipswich Jets (1st) 32 – 20 Townsville Blackhawks Townsville Blackhawks 43 2016 Burleigh Bears (3rd) 26 – 16 Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins 40 2017 PNG Hunters (1st) 12 – 10 Sunshine Coast Falcons PNG Hunters 39 2018 Redcliffe Dolphins (6th) 36 – 22 Easts Tigers Redcliffe Dolphins 35 2019 Burleigh Bears (4th) 28 – 10 Wynnum Manly Seagulls Dolphin Stadium Sunshine Coast Falcons 43 2020 Season was initially suspended after round 1 and was then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[10] 2021 Norths Devils (2nd) 16 – 10 Wynnum Manly Seagulls Moreton Daily Stadium Norths Devils 30 2022 Norths Devils (3rd) 16 – 10 Redcliffe Dolphins Burleigh Bears 31 2023 Brisbane Tigers (1st) 22 – 18 Burleigh Bears Kayo Stadium Burleigh Bears 35 2024 Norths Devils (4th) 34 – 20 Redcliffe Dolphins Northern Pride 40 2025 Burleigh Bears (5th) 22 – 8 Norths Devils Burleigh Bears 37

### Number of premiership wins

Further information: [List of Queensland Cup records](/source/List_of_Queensland_Cup_records)

- Team names in bold are the teams currently playing in the Queensland Cup

Club Premierships Years won Runners-up Years runners-up Minor Premierships Years won 1 Redcliffe Dolphins 6 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2018 8 1996, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024 6 1999, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2016, 2018 2 Burleigh Bears 5 1999, 2004, 2016, 2019, 2025 3 2003, 2005, 2023 5 2003, 2004, 2022, 2023, 2025 3 Norths Devils 4 1998, 2021, 2022, 2024 2 2010, 2025 2 1998, 2021 4 Western Clydesdales[i] 2 1996, 2001 2 2000, 2006 3 1996, 2001, 2006 5 Northern Pride 2 2010, 2014 1 2009 3 2013, 2014, 2024 6 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2 2011, 2012 2 2019, 2021 1 1997 7 North Queensland Young Guns 1 2005, 2007 0 — 2 2005, 2007 8 Tweed Heads Seagulls 1 2007 1 2011 1 2011 9 Souths Logan Magpies 1 2008 0 — 2 2009, 2010 10 Sunshine Coast Falcons 1 2009[ii] 1 2017 1 2019 11 Mackay Cutters 1 2013 0 — 0 — 12 Ipswich Jets 1 2015 2 2002, 2008 1 2008 13 PNG Hunters 1 2017 0 — 1 2017 14 Brisbane Tigers 1 2023 5 1997, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2018 0 — 15 Townsville Blackhawks 0 — 1 2015 1 2015 16 Wests Panthers 0 — 1 1998 0 —

*Notes:*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Clydesdales_21-0)** Toowoomba Clydesdales withdrew from the Queensland Cup after 2006 and returned as Western Clydesdales in 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SCF_22-0)** Then known as the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles.

## NRL State Championship

Main article: [NRL State Championship](/source/NRL_State_Championship)

Since 2014, The [NSW Cup](/source/NSW_Cup) Grand Final has been played on the same weekend as the Queensland Cup Grand Final, the weekend prior to the [NRL Grand Final](/source/NRL_Grand_Final), allowing for the creation of the [NRL State Championship](/source/NRL_State_Championship) which saw the two competition premiers face off as a [curtain raiser](/source/Curtain_raiser) to the NRL Grand Final. The match originally followed the [NRL Under-20s](/source/NRL_Under-20s) Grand Final from 2014 to 2017,[21][22] and in 2018 followed the NRL Women's Grand Final.

In 2019 however, the NRL State Championship was the first of three grand finals played on the day, preceding both the NRL Women's Grand Final and NRL Grand Final, with the exception of 2020 and 2021 when the [NRL State Championship](/source/NRL_State_Championship) match was cancelled due to [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19). The Northern Pride and Ipswich Jets became the first two QRL teams to win the State Championship with the next six championships won by the NSWRL premiers. The Norths Devils would break the streak, winning the 2024 match against the Newtown Jets.

### Champions: Queensland Cup

- [Northern Pride](/source/Northern_Pride_RLFC) (2014)

- [Ipswich Jets](/source/Ipswich_Jets) (2015)

- [Norths Devils](/source/Norths_Devils) (2024)

### NRL State Championship winners

NRL Season NRL State Championship Player of the Match Winners Score Runners-up Venue 2014 Northern Pride 32–28 Penrith Panthers Stadium Australia Javid Bowen 2015 Ipswich Jets 26–12 Newcastle Knights Stadium Australia Matt Parcell 2016 Illawarra Cutters 54–12 Burleigh Bears Stadium Australia Drew Hutchison 2017 Penrith Panthers 42–18 PNG Hunters Stadium Australia Kaide Ellis 2018 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 42–18 Redcliffe Dolphins Stadium Australia Josh Cleeland 2019 Newtown Jets 20–16 Burleigh Bears Stadium Australia Toby Rudolf 2020 Match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Australia.[23] 2021 Match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in New South Wales. 2022 Penrith Panthers 44–10 Norths Devils Stadium Australia J'maine Hopgood 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 42–22 Brisbane Tigers Stadium Australia Tyrone Munro 2024 Norths Devils 20–18 Newtown Jets Stadium Australia Oryn Keeley 2025 NZ Warriors 50–20 Burleigh Bears Stadium Australia Tanah Boyd

## Honours

See also: [List of Queensland Cup honours](/source/List_of_Queensland_Cup_honours)

At the end of each season at the [QRL](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) presentation night, the **[Petero Civoniceva](/source/Petero_Civoniceva) Medal** is awarded to the Queensland Cup player voted as the best and fairest over the entire season. Formerly known as [The Courier Mail](/source/The_Courier-Mail) Medal, in 2018, the medal was renamed after former [Australian](/source/Australia_national_rugby_league_team) and [Queensland](/source/Queensland_rugby_league_team) representative [Petero Civoniceva](/source/Petero_Civoniceva).[24] After each game, the referees award three votes to the best player, two votes to the second-best player, and one vote to the third-best player.[25] Previous winners include [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_league_team) and [Queensland](/source/Queensland_Maroons) representatives [Greg Inglis](/source/Greg_Inglis) and [Daly Cherry-Evans](/source/Daly_Cherry-Evans).

Since 2007, the man of the match in the Grand Final has been awarded the **[Duncan Hall](/source/Duncan_Hall) Medal**. The medal is named in honour of [ARL Team of the Century](/source/Australian_Rugby_League's_Team_of_the_Century) member [Duncan Hall](/source/Duncan_Hall), who played 24 games for Queensland and 22 games for Australia between 1948 and 1955. Past recipients include [Tony Williams](/source/Tony_Williams_(rugby_league)) and [Jake Granville](/source/Jake_Granville), who would go onto win [NRL](/source/National_Rugby_League) premierships shortly after their Queensland Cup success.

### 20th Year Anniversary Team

On 21 September 2015, the [QRL](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) announced their Queensland Cup 20th Year Anniversary team. The 17-man team was chosen by a selection panel consisting of Brad Tallon (Queensland Rugby League statistician), Steve Ricketts (rugby league journalist), David Wright (former ABC commentator) and Mike Higgison (rugby league historian).

To be eligible for selection, a player must've played a minimum of 75 games in the competition. [Rick Stone](/source/Rick_Stone), who coached the [Burleigh Bears](/source/Burleigh_Bears) from 1997 to 2005 (winning two premierships), was named coach of the side, while longtime referee Tony Maksoud was included as referee of the team.[26]

No. Name Club(s) Years Games Tries Goals Points 1. Ryan Cullen Central Queensland, Redcliffe, Easts 2003–10 154 112 0 449 2. Nathanael Barnes Tweed Heads, Wynnum Manly 2003–07, 2011–13, 2015–17 186 135 41 622 3. Reggie Cressbrook Townsville, Burleigh, Ipswich 1998–06 143 89 366 1,089 4. Donald Malone Toowoomba, Easts, Ipswich, Mackay, Sunshine Coast 2004–17 179 119 138 752 5. Heath Egglestone Central Queensland 1996–04 150 99 1 398 6. Brad Davis (captain) Tweed Heads 2005–12 154 23 483 1,066 7. Shane Perry Brothers, Logan, Redcliffe, Norths 1996–98, 2002–11 218 95 6 409 8. Troy Lindsay Redcliffe 1996–09 270 17 6 80 9. Mick Roberts Redcliffe, Norths 1998–11 253 71 134 555 10. Shane O'Flanagan Wests, Burleigh 1997–08 210 33 0 132 11. Danny Burke Brothers, Redcliffe 1998, 2000–09 219 26 0 104 12. Sime Busby Central Queensland, Easts 1997–03 118 15 1 62 13. Danny Coburn Ipswich 1998–10 258 32 0 128 14. Luke Scott Souths, Townsville, Redcliffe 1996, 1998–03 129 36 0 144 15. Luke Dalziel-Don Wynnum Manly 2004, 2006–13 173 82 0 329 16. Nick Parfitt Toowoomba, Burleigh 2003–11 173 113 483 1,421 17. Phil Dennis Wests, Easts, Souths Logan 2003–18 282 29 7 130 * Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season

## Records

See also: [List of Queensland Cup records](/source/List_of_Queensland_Cup_records)

The following records are taken from the [QRL](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League)'s official website and are correct as of the end of the 2019 season.[27]

### Team

- **Most premierships** – 6 [Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins)

- **Most minor premierships** – 6 [Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins)

- **Most wooden spoons** – 5 [Central Queensland Capras](/source/Central_Queensland_Capras)

- **Highest score in a game** – 98, Toowoomba against Western Suburbs Panthers (2003)

- **Longest winning streak** – 17 matches, [Northern Pride](/source/Northern_Pride_RLFC) (2010–2011)

- **Longest undefeated streak** – 22 matches, [Tweed Seagulls](/source/Tweed_Heads_Seagulls) (2010–2011)

- **Longest losing streak** – 36 matches, [Sunshine Coast Falcons](/source/Sunshine_Coast_Falcons) (2013–2014)

### Individual

- **Most games** – Phil Dennis, 282 games

- **Most tries** – Daniel Ogden, 155 tries

- **Most points** – Nick Parfitt 1,421 points (113 tries, 483 goals)

- **Most points in a season** 318, [Liam Georgetown](/source/Liam_Georgetown) (2013)

- **Most tries in a season** 34, Daniel Kennedy 2004

- **Most points in a game** 40, Damien Richter 2002, Greg Bourke 2002

- **Most tries in a game** 7, [Chris Walker](/source/Chris_Walker_(rugby_league)) 2000, Anthony Zipf 2004

## Media coverage & Sponsorship

Although the Queensland Cup has never had the same amount of media coverage that the pre-[Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos) Brisbane Rugby League did, in recent years it has experienced a resurgence in interest from both the Queensland media and from casual fans alike.

### Television

In 2018, the match of the round was televised live on the [Nine Network](/source/Nine_Network) in Queensland at 1:00pm (AEST) on Saturdays. Previously, the match of the round had been broadcast by Nine on Sunday afternoons and before that, on [ABC Television](/source/ABQ) on Saturday afternoons. The match is later replayed during the week on [Foxtel](/source/Foxtel)'s [Fox League](/source/Fox_League) channel. The match of the round returned to Sunday afternoons for the 2019 season.

The non-broadcast games are recorded for highlights and judiciary and coaching purposes.

### Radio

From 2006 to 2013, community broadcaster [Bay FM](/source/Bay_FM_(Brisbane)) began broadcasting matches of the [Wynnum Manly Seagulls](/source/Wynnum_Manly_Seagulls) with commentators Mike Higgison and Troy Robbins.

In 2015, a group of community broadcasters including [Switch 1197](/source/1197_AM_(Brisbane)), Valley FM [Esk](/source/Esk%2C_Queensland) and Phoenix Radio [Ipswich](/source/Ipswich%2C_Queensland) began broadcasting matches featuring the [Ipswich Jets](/source/Ipswich_Jets).

### Online

Starting from 2022 Queensland Rugby League announced a new streaming deal with Cluch.tv under the website name Qplus.TV where fan can subscribe to watch every game live.

### Sponsorship

Due to sponsorship, the Queensland Cup has gone under many different names since first being held in 1996. Originally known as the **Channel Nine Cup**, it has been known as the **Hostplus Cup** since 2022.

- [Channel Nine](/source/Nine_Network) Cup (1996–1997)

- [Bundy Rum](/source/Bundaberg_Rum) Gold Cup (2000–2001)

- Wizard Cup (2005–2008)

- Intrust Super Cup (2010–2021)

- [Hostplus](/source/Hostplus) Cup (2022–present)

## See also

- [Sports portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Sports)
- [Queensland portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Queensland)

- [Hastings Deering Colts](/source/Hastings_Deering_Colts)

- [FOGS Cup and FOGS Colts Challenge](/source/Brisbane_Rugby_League_(2001))

- [Brisbane Rugby League premiership](/source/Brisbane_Rugby_League_premiership)

- [Queensland Rugby League](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League)

- [Winfield State League](/source/Winfield_State_League)

- [NSW Cup](/source/NSW_Cup)

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.qrl.com.au/)

### Queensland Cup News

- [Queensland Rugby League](https://web.archive.org/web/20090914003253/http://www.qrl.com.au/)

- [Queensland Rugby League Queensland Cup Page](https://web.archive.org/web/20071211043431/http://qrl.com.au:80/queensland_cup/)

- [Rleague.com's Queensland page](http://queensland.rleague.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100910070602/http://queensland.rleague.com/) 10 September 2010 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [League Unlimited's Queensland Page](https://web.archive.org/web/20061022053046/http://www.leagueunlimited.com/team.asp?ID=QRL)

### Queensland Rugby League forums

- [Rleague's Queensland Forum](https://web.archive.org/web/20070608090137/http://forums.rleague.com/forumdisplay.php?f=20)

- [League Unlimited's Queensland Forum](http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/forumdisplay.php?f=88) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070606174617/http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/forumdisplay.php?f=88) 6 June 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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